Verena Altenberger
Born: 1987-11-11 in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Known For: Acting
Biography
Verena Altenberger is an Austrian actress born and raised in the federal state of Salzburg. She studied acting in Vienna after completing a degree in Communication Studies and graduated from the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna in 2015. Altenberger gained early stage experience at the Burgtheater and later appeared at major theaters such as the Volkstheater Vienna and the Salzburg Festival, where she played the role of the Buhlschaft in Jedermann in 2021 and 2022. She rose to international attention with her award-winning lead performance in Adrian Goiginger’s film The Best of All Worlds (2017), which earned her several acting awards. Altenberger is also widely known for her television work, including CopStories, Magda Makes It Work!, Polizeiruf 110, and numerous film and TV productions across Austria and Germany. Beyond acting, she has served as President of the Austrian Film Academy since 2021 and became a UN World Food Programme ambassador in 2025.
Filmography
2027
2026
- Babystar as AI CEO
2025
- Mozart/Mozart as Marie Antoinette
- The Life of Wishes
- Sturm kommt auf as Elies Heingeiger
- Acht as Sandra Wolf
- Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner as Eila Kampstahl
- No Beast. So Fierce. as Elisabet York
- In the Rose Garden
- Slow Down the Fall
2024
- Kafka as Robert Musil
- Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film as Self - Interviewee
- Bach - A Christmas Miracle as Anna Magdalena Bach
2023
- Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be as Self
- First Snow of Summer as Caro
2022
- Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt as Birgit Eberharter
- Above the World as Moid
- Shadows of the Past as Christina
- Die Doppelte Frau as Betty Steinhart
2021
- Wild Republic as Rebecca
- Hannes as Dr. Redlich
- Commitment Phobia as Martha
- Me, We as Marie
2020
- Schönes Schlamassel as Anne Braun
2019
- M - A City Hunts a Murderer as Mutter
- Ein Dorf wehrt sich as Eva Schädler
2018
- Rufmord as Kommissarin Baumann
- Shillings from Heaven as Rosa Unterguggenberger
2017
- Cold Hell as Ranya
- Magda macht das schon! as Magda Wozniak
- The Best of All Worlds as Helga Wachter
- Der Treue größter Akt as Kriemhild
- The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music as Narrator
2016
- Secret of the Midwife as Dame Margareth
- Kästner and Little Tuesday as young woman
- The Dragon Maiden as Hannah
- Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel as Ina
2015
- Lena Lorenz as Hanna Striebel
- Shades of Guilt as Sheryl
2014
- Murder by the Lake as Maike Vogel
- DENK mit KULTUR as Self
- Therapy for a Vampire as Woman in Dirndl
2013
- CopStories as Chantal
- Im Schleudergang as Tatjana
2005
- Vienna Crime Squad as Jenny Peschke
2003
- SOKO Köln as Sarah Fischer
2001
- SOKO Kitzbühel as Yvonne
2000
- Abendschau as Self
1979
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Elisabeth Eyckhoff
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Valli Granitzer